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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. A pattern of letters (found in a single syllable) which occurs frequently together. The pronunciation of at least one of the component parts is unexpected or the letters stand in an unexpected sequence ( ar - er - ir - or - us - qu - wh)






2. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






3. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






4. Attempt - Failure - Frustration - Avoidance - Lack of Practice - No improvement - Loss of esteem - loss of motivation = THIS






5. Comprehensive end-of-year exams - reflecting the specific subject matter outlines in the curriculum.






6. Provide different ways for kids to take in information or communicate their knowledge back to you. The changes do not alter or lower the standards or expectations of a subject or a test.






7. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






8. Multiple Viewpoints - Analyze text critically - understand multiple point of view

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9. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






10. A term coined by Stanovich to describe a phenomenon observed in findings of cumulative advantage for children who read well and have good vocabulary and cumulative disadvantage for those who have inadequate vocabularies and read less and thus have lo






11. A test in which a student's performance is compared to that of a norm group. Often used to measure and compare students - schools - districts and states.






12. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






13. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






14. Stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder - longer - and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth opens wider while saying an accented syllable.






15. A single functioning or signaling unit of our word patterns. The separate sound units of spoken words.






16. The ability to organize thoughts and express them verbally to convey meaning to others






17. Shakespeare - Samuel Johnson - first comprehensive dictionary of English - Noah Webster - first dictionary of American English - Oxford Dictionary published in full 1928






18. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






19. The process of systematically gathering test scores and related data in order to make judgement about an individuals ability to perform various mental activities involved in the processing - acquisition - retention - conceptualization - and organizat






20. Behaving without thinking about possible consequences. May act or speak without first thinking about how their behavior might make other people react of feel






21. A group of several test standardized on the same sample population so that results on the several tests are comparable. Example : School achievement tests






22. A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require decoding to identify. A sight word may or may not be phonetically regular.






23. A standardized test designed to efficiently measure the amount of knowledge and/or skill a person has acquired - usually as a result of classroom instruction. Such testing produces a statistical profile used as a measurement to evaluate student learn






24. listening - remembering - and understanding what someone else says.






25. Most soundly supported by research for effective instruction in beginning reading - Must be explicitly taught - Must be systematically organized and sequenced - Must include learning how to blend sounds together






26. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






27. The percentile score on - for example - a test is the score that represents the percent of other scores to or lower than is. If a student performs in the 85% of his or her class - it means the 85% of the other scores of students who also took the tes






28. A class of open speech sounds produced by the easy passage of air through a relatively open vocal tract. A - E - I - O - U






29. The number of words which a reader can translate meaningfully in a given period of time






30. A quick probe that is done frequently in order to make instructional changes in a timely fashion.






31. Inferential learning of a concept cannot be take for granted! Never assume!






32. The writing system of a language. Correct or standardized spelling according to established usage.






33. Response to Intervention - a multi-step or tiered approach to providing services and interventions at increasing intensity to students or an entire class.






34. A syllable ending with a long vowel sound. (labor - freedom)






35. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






36. Supported only by "qualitative research" instead of quantitative research - Teaches "whole words" in word families - Students are not explicitly taught that there is a relationship between letters and sounds for most sounds






37. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






38. 1925 - Coined the term "strephosymbolia" which means twisted symbols; Pathologist - neurologist and psychitrist in the US - studied with Dr. Alzheimer in Germany - work influenced by James Hinshelwood






39. A word to which affixes are added. A base word can stand alone.






40. Nationally known for research on both the prevention and remediation of reading difficulties in young children as well as work on assessment of phonological awareness and reading






41. Construction and Reconstruction - Construct understanding based on analysis and synthesis.

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42. Federal Law. Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs receiving federal $$ - Civil Rights Law - to protect people with disabilities by allowing full participation in the workplace.






43. A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes






44. A score that combines several scores according to a specified formula.






45. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss






46. Given normal hearing - the ability to understand spoken language in a meaningful way.






47. The curved diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture or phonic/dictionary symbol notation that indicates a short sound in a closed syllable in which at least one consonant comes after the vowel in the same syllable.






48. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






49. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






50. 1930 - Psychologist and teacher in New York; along with Samuel T. Orton at Columbia University - developed a non-traditional approach to teaching written language skills. Trained one teacher at a time. began working with Sally Childs and trained 50 t